I planned to write this a few days ago but my procrastination won me over.

High school days are finally over. My innocent yet miserable days are finally over. Hooray?!!!

This morning, I became an official student of International University (IU). Is this even a good news? Maybe, I’m still not so sure about my decision of applying here but time will tell. The first impression is not that bad, I met 2 nice girls, one on the bus and one sitting next to me during the seminar. However, the fact that I have to take 2 buses to get to school from home and vice versa wears me out. To put it simply, it is unbelievably tiring and time-consuming. Not to mention that HCMC is not really growing on me at all because of its traffic congestion and astronomical expenses. It is going to cost mom a fortune to raise me and my sister here. Nevertheless, it’s not like we had any other choice. Anyway, I need to get used to the streets around here first once I get my motorbike. There are things to do, coffee shops to visit, places to hang out, stuff to buy, etc.

I only have 4 years to try and work for what I always dream of so instead of complaining, I think I should get down to business as soon as possible 🙂

Another thing I’ve been considering is that I want to start a blog about reviews (film, music, books, etc) and I’m serious about it this time. A friend I know started writing pretty good reviews about classic films and music on her fb in both Eng and VN so it kinda tempts me to write mine, too. I’m gonna name it Pretty Aurora or Cherry Amour ( a lovely Stevie Wonder’s song that the girl I mentioned above reviewed). Feeling excited already ^.^

P.s: recently I discovered a really amazing band called HUYKOH ❤ Their music is damn cool. It is exactly my favorite kind of music: indie & soft rock (perhaps). The band’s main vocal, Oh Huyk is such an awesome guy since his appearance is so contrary to his shy personality. Ah, their MV is beyond spectacular, especially Gondry :3

It’s been ages since I’ve written my last blog. Well, there’s been nothing special lately. My life is still the same way it used to be. Nothing changes. Even my being a slacker. However, there are some good news. I won a third place in the Nation Contest for Gifted Students (English majored). This is, in fact, the best thing I’ve achieved in the past 17 years, but I don’t know why I was not happy, not even a little bit, when I heard the news from my sister. Probably because a younger student from my high school won a second place. “I got drunk on jealousy”, I guess. Admittedly, she is an excellent student. She’s humble, hard-working, friendly and of course, ambitious. She’s even taller than me. -_- How fair life could be, hah? Anyways, let’s go back to me. At first, when my parents received the news. They were so excited and started making plans for my future. There were DAV (Diplomatic Academy of VN) & FTU HN. My dad wanted to send me to HN, since some guy he knows just got promoted to be in the Nation something Committee. Everyone in my family was okay with dad’s choices. Mom wanted me to go DAV (she said I had always liked those political things) why dad preferred the other one (he said if I went to FTU, I would have the chance to work in politics as well as business later). As for me, I was nearly convinced by my parents. Nevertheless, forever being a skeptical person, I changed my mind. I thought “What if that promoted guy failed to reach higher steps on the political ladder, would I survive? After all, becoming a politician means having reliable and powerful networking. Yet I am a girl from a small province with practically nothing, not enough money or beauty or confidence.” At least, I spent several sleepless nights wondering going or not going. It’s true that I like politics, but I’m afraid I’m not that witty or clever a person to succeed in such a competitive field. On the other hand, my life goal is to become someone who can rewrite history, be remembered and admired by the whole nation like Uncle H. Call me insane, but yes, that’s my dream. At the end, I became sick and tired of wasting my energy into such pointless issues, I decided to go to a university in HCMC.Hellllooo, which one??? Here we go again with the weighing-the-pros-and-cons. Frankly, so far I haven’t had any specific idea about what I want to pursue. I know life is tough, most people are untrustworthy. Hence, should I keep considering options, will it do me good? To sum up, right now I’m quite settle with IU (International University): city center campus, various clubs as well as a 50% scholarship (if I can make it through upcoming the High School Examination). Lately, ok, just a few days ago, I looked at other options like University of Law, Uni of Social Sciences and Humanities (Department of Internation Relations-my forever obsession). Blah blah blah I shall keep thinking thinking thinking

This is my fav song this week, a soundtrack from Cruel Romance, starring Huang Xiao Ming and Joe Chen. I am currently hooked with this Chinese drama since its title is my name in VNmese, as well as the female lead (Cẩm Tú Duyên-Hoa Lệ Mạo Hiểm).